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Friday, 28 December 2012

Why You Hate Runescape So Much?

It is
said the Runescape had owned more than 200 million users since 2001. Despite
the success, many players said they were get bored of it and didn’t want to
join it any more. How? Why so many players hate Runescape? I viewed some posts
on the Internet and there are several reasons. These reasons can be listed as
follows

“I don’t like Runescape, just because the
graphics are terrible, I would much rather be playing Silk Road.” In terms of
general MMORPG Runescape’s graphics are on the lower end of the stick.
Nowadays, many games take the 3D animation program and the Jagex studio also
makes efforts on this aspect. Now the graphics is much better than before.

“I honestly have neutral feelings for what
Jagex has been doing. They are a business, and the point of a business is to
make money. They are also a community, and the point of a community is to have
a strong sense of bonding and work together. Sometimes these two clash, and
unfortunately it is currently clashing with Jagex. They have, however, been
doing better the past few months with engaging the community with the Live
Stream and all the video's they have been posting on YouTube. The Fansite
support has also been getting better, which is a plus for us.”

The first
completely changed the dynamics of the game at higher levels, and the second
completely gutted the economy system.

I’ll elaborate if
someone wants me to, but it does seem fairly self-evident that these have had
massive impacts on the game.”

“I'm a player from 06 and I have to say that
with every major update it's all based on one thing - Most players can't seem
to handle change. They hated the Grand Exchange (most still complain about it),
the consitution update (some can't seem to stand big numbers), and the EoC. I
see why none of these updates listed would change someones view about the game
as a whole as they affect so little.. yet so much, but at the same time, they
always benefit us. The Grand Exchange means less bank standing and typing so
faster selling. Constitution update really didn't change much except for numbers
really. EoC ragers rage about the "old combat system" which,
according to the greater part of the player base still playing (including me),
it's still there. You can still be lazy if you want. So, in short, most players
seem to hate change.”

While still a lot
of players like runescpae, let’s have a look what they say.

I cannot help but
wonder whether these people are credible when they say Runescape’s graphics
suck.

“It is true that in terms of general MMORPGs
Runescape’s graphics are on the lower end of the stick. However, I believe
people miss the fact that Runescape is also a browser-based game; I have yet to
see a browser-based game that can effectively surpass Runescape HD’s level of
3D graphics in beauty and detail. Runescape HD’s graphics rivals (and
surpasses) that of the PSX console which is quite an achievement.

Repetition is a
staple of MMORPGs. Give me one MMORPG where the underlying gameplay theory
wasn’t a set of repeated actions over a long time span. “Boring” also does not
fit the bill as a viable argument as what is boring to one person may be
enjoyable to another.

Sound arguments
against Runescape might be complaints about the underlying gameplay mechanics,
the community (which still doesn’t directly target the game, mind you, just the
players), the policies and habits of Jagex, and other such articles. However,
I’ve yet to see such arguments put to light.”

“Removal of PvP was indeed hugely
detrimental to RS’s gameplay. Not all of it was removed though, such as Bounty
Hunter, Fist of Guthix, and Duel Arena. Also from what I heard, servers
dedicated to world-wide PvP are also being implemented soon; so it’s something
to look forward to for another change, potentially and hopefully positive.

I heartily agree
about the monetary limits thereof, though much of the blame lies on the RWTers
than Jagex, limits on trade severely hamper some forms of trade a player would
like to do. I personally think the Grand Exchange was a positive move though.
It brought item values to their actual street prices and the economy is much
easier to look at on a global scale than before. I feel it brought more control
of the economy to the average player than before, where all trades were done in
the streets.”